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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Codes of Conduct (18 Jun 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: 42. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps the Central Bank of Ireland takes to ensure that each bank is complying with its various codes of conduct with regard to distressed residential and buy to let borrowers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26315/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Private Rented Accommodation Provision (18 Jun 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: 74. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on extending the recently announced initiative to ensure that families at risk of losing their private rented accommodation can access help through their CWO in the Dublin region will be extended to County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26201/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language Issues (24 Jun 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: 316. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will inform the Council of the European Union by the end of the year that the Government intends to propose the ending of the derogation of the Irish language at a formal meeting in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26566/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Outcome of the European Elections: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: I remind members to switch off mobile phones. It is not sufficient to put them on silent. They must be switched off, otherwise they will cause interference with the broadcasting equipment. Today we will discuss the outcome of the European Parliament elections and their implications for Ireland and Europe. We will consider the composition of the new Parliament. We will look at the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Outcome of the European Elections: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank Ms Lynch for those comments. This is a very interesting week because of the choice of the next President of the European Commission. It would not be the first time that somebody has been vetoed. Britain aspired to have Chris Patten elected at the beginning of the decade and that was vetoed by its Gallic neighbours. In respect of the spitzenkandidat, we had many meetings here in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Outcome of the European Elections: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank you Deputy Dara Murphy. I call Deputy Eric Byrne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Outcome of the European Elections: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: I call Deputy Seán Kyne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Outcome of the European Elections: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: I call Senator Paul Bradford.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Outcome of the European Elections: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: Does the Deputy mean in by-elections?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Outcome of the European Elections: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank Deputy Durkan for that contribution. We raised this topic at the COSAC meeting last week, as we had agreed to raise it on the Deputy's behalf. We have ranged over many subjects, some of it very relevant and some of it perhaps not so relevant. I will leave it up to our guests to decide on which questions they answer. I suggest that Professor McElroy will start the discussion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Outcome of the European Elections: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: In spite of the reforms of the yellow card process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Outcome of the European Elections: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: When the posts of the vice presidencies and other positions are up for grabs, presumably -----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Outcome of the European Elections: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: There may be additional facilities, such as cars and drivers and so on

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Outcome of the European Elections: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: And GUE.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Outcome of the European Elections: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: This could be an issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Outcome of the European Elections: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: On behalf of the committee, I thank Professor McElroy and Ms Lynch for attending today's meeting and answering our questions. It has been a very informative meeting. The committee has a number of items to discuss in private session.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (1 Jul 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the exact way in which the National Council for Special Education will consult with stakeholders on its new proposals regarding the allocation of resources to schools in respect of children with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28420/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Rate (1 Jul 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: 341. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department is drafting the regulation that is necessary for county councils to enact the reduction in the property tax by 15% that is allowed by the local property tax legislation; when he expects it to be published and enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28440/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Upward Only Rent Reviews (1 Jul 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: 431. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to review the possibility of introducing legalisation to tackle the issue of upward only rent reviews; if she is not able to do this, will she look at the possibility of holding a referendum to tackle such reviews; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28428/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (2 Jul 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: 152. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health service Executive has a full stock of BCG vaccinations to ensure there is no interruption to the vaccination service in County Meath as has happened in Dublin west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28569/14]